Re: MTX hair loss and employment issues

[Guest guest]

I'm losing a lot of hair on MTX also. I'm also taking an antibiotic

and folic acid. No bald spots yet, but my hair is definitely

thinned out! I'm kind of new to RA, so I'm not sure if it's part of

that or not, but my feet (from the ball of my foot forward) are numb

and painful. Some nights the sheets hurt my toes. Anyone else have

anything similar?

Kathy B.

--- In , " susan100250 " <res0bh3k@...>

wrote:

>

> I've been very interested in the thread on hair loss. I started

MTX

> about 6 weeks ago, and it's been very good for my RA. In fact, my

> joint pain is much better than it's been in years. However, I'm

also

> having hair loss. It's thinned to about half of what I had

before,

> but it's not that noticeable because I don't have any bald spots --

> yet. I really feel for a 13-year-old who's suffering from hair

loss.

> It must be so difficult for her.

>

> My problem with trying to minimize the hair loss is a little

> different. I haven't told my boss or people at work that I have RA

> (even though I've had a couple of joint surgeries), and I'm afraid

of

> letting it become known because I'm afraid I'll be caught up in a

> layoff (it would be done in such a way that I'd never have a

> discrimination case). I've thought about getting a wig, but they

make

> me itch.

>

> Any thoughts?

>

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

It could be peripheral neuropathy.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: MTX hair loss and employment issues

> I'm losing a lot of hair on MTX also. I'm also taking an antibiotic

> and folic acid. No bald spots yet, but my hair is definitely

> thinned out! I'm kind of new to RA, so I'm not sure if it's part of

> that or not, but my feet (from the ball of my foot forward) are numb

> and painful. Some nights the sheets hurt my toes. Anyone else have

> anything similar?

> Kathy B.

[Guest guest]

Kathy:

It also might be fibro or simply the RA. I have both, so I am not sure which

one does it to me, but I know that when I'm flaring bad, even my skin hurts and

I can't hardly stand to be touched.

Places in my body that I never thought about before hurt like heck...from the

little bones in my feet, to the very skin that covers my body, including muscle

pain, joint & tendon inflammation, etc.

But my feet or toes don't get numb, they just get hyper sensitive, along with

everything else on my body, so 's probably on the right track. Have you

tried things to encourage better circulation, like the medical socks, etc.?

Just a thought. 's always a good source. She seems to do a lot of research

and readily shares her insights. Very intelligent lady.

There never seem to be easy answers here, too much going on in our bodies all

at once, but I certainly encourage you to keep working on finding what helps

alleviate the pain. You just have to keep testing different possibilities until

you find something that helps.

God bless you in your endeavor.

in Texas

<Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote:

Kathy,

It could be peripheral neuropathy.

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Re: MTX hair loss and employment issues

> I'm losing a lot of hair on MTX also. I'm also taking an antibiotic

> and folic acid. No bald spots yet, but my hair is definitely

> thinned out! I'm kind of new to RA, so I'm not sure if it's part of

> that or not, but my feet (from the ball of my foot forward) are numb

> and painful. Some nights the sheets hurt my toes. Anyone else have

> anything similar?

> Kathy B.